Help Students Transform Their Lives

You will make an immediate and lasting impact in the lives of others when you make the commitment to be a volunteer teacher at Literacy Achieves.

Become a Teacher

You do not need to speak a foreign language or have teaching experience. Literacy Achieves provides the curriculum and training. Opportunities are available for morning, afternoon or evening classes.

Time commitment is 2 hours per week for a 12 week or 13 week semester. Volunteer teacher opportunities are available at our Vickery Meadow, ELM-East Dallas and West Dallas locations. Additional volunteers needed for office help, tutoring, registrations, recognitions and other special events.

Our students come from over 48 countries and speak as many languages. We only use English in the classroom and all the books and materials are in English. If you do want to brush up on your Spanish (or French, or Amharic, or anything else) you have many opportunities to talk with students before and after class.

We may register up to 25 students for each class with two teachers. Having two teachers in the classroom allows one to present material while the other gives more one-on-one time to students. The number of students can vary somewhat over the course of the semester.

If you can make a basic commitment to teach 2 hours each week for the 12 or 13 week semester, then our structure using co-teachers in each classroom makes sure the class is covered if you have to be absent.

We can use the skills you have – if you are good with computers, you can lead in that part of the instruction. If you are good with music, you can utilize those skills in the classroom. Whatever your strength, there is a place for you in ESL instruction.

Project Volunteers

Whether you are with an organization planning a day of service or a small group that want to make a big impact -- Literacy Achieves can provide a meaningful way to volunteer on a project basis.

For more information please contact Liz Harling at You may enable JavaScript to see this email address. or 214.265.5057 ext. 102.